It Seems I Must Go to Work Even After Falling into a Horror Story 106

I nervously checked the work tip note.

11. Are you doing this for two consecutive days?

On the day after the night cleaning, they usually give you a day off, but to do it consecutively, you really are pitiful… Anyway, the tip continues. This morning—

No, no!

‘Let’s stop reading.’

At the end, there was definitely a rule that seemed strangely contaminated. The first one, maybe, but starting from the second note, that in itself could be a trap.

I quickly folded the note back up and stuffed it into my pocket.

Then I looked up at the still tightly closed doors of Isolation Corridor B and noticed one place.

[Isolation Room B14]

“………”

What the heck happened?

‘Calm down.’

I need to organize my thoughts.

I was definitely spending the first day.

Was it around 3 AM? When I was about to finish cleaning, suddenly the door to the isolation room opened, and someone resembling Assistant Manager Eun Ha-je… ‘something’ appeared.

And the moment Chief Park Min-seong discovered its identity…

‘He figured it out immediately and did something… terrible.’

That’s when my memory goes blank.

But why did an entire day disappear, and it turned into the second day, ending with, ‘We safely completed the cleaning?’

But it feels like the structure makes it seem like I regained my senses before this incident happened…

Wait a second.

I checked the electronic watch on my wrist.

Just before 3 AM.

……

“Chief! Over here!”

“Uh, uh?”

I called out to Chief Park Min-seong and ran.

Then I opened the iron door at the end of the hallway, where the green emergency light was still shining brightly, and stepped outside.

“What is this….”

Thud.

The moment Chief Park Min-seong followed me out, I closed the door. I could hear the chief’s bewildered voice.

“What are you doing, Doe? The cleaning isn’t even finished yet! What’s going on…?”

[Beeeeep!!]

[Unauthorized opening of the isolation room confirmed. Locking down the corridor.]

As if on cue, a red light came on, and the security shutter came down over the door we just exited.

On the door to the corridor we just came from as well.

“…!”

Chief Park Min-seong’s expression hardened.

“…Wait a moment, Doe. Do you know about this…?”

“Just a moment.”

I quickly pulled out the walkie-talkie and turned it on. I immediately raised the volume and pressed the button.

Something resembling Assistant Manager Eun Ha-je said not to trust the walkie-talkie, so conversely, I believed this side was reliable.

“Mr. Jae. Something came out of the isolation room.”

Bleep.

A response came back instantly.

[Is it the corridor?]

“No. We just exited the isolation room corridor. However…”

I glanced at the door leading out from the rental warehouse.

The shutter was down there too.

“We’re trapped in front of the rental warehouse. …The door out of here also has a security shutter down.”

[Well then… Since the first isolation has been completed, don’t be scared… just stay put… I’ll come right now.]

[But… was the door opened at 12 or 6?]

Huh.

I barely managed to reply.

“Probably… 14.”

Silence.

…[B14?]

“Yeah.”

A sense of ominous silence flowed through the walkie-talkie again.

My back became damp with sweat.

Bleep.

[Don’t talk to anyone and stay still. Be quiet, hide. Stay away from Corridor B.]

I swallowed hard.

“Yes.”

[But for isolation room lockdown… there’s a hold time. Even if it’s released immediately, the system will still hold it… for 10 minutes.]

Ten minutes.

[Endure for just 10 minutes until I can get in… Don’t talk. Starting now.]

Click.

The communication ended.

Silence filled the dim rental warehouse illuminated by the red emergency light.

“……”

Looking next to me, Chief Park Min-seong had a pale face, carefully distancing himself from the door to the isolation area B…

Then.

Bang!!

The door rattled.

Bang bang bang!!

Something was knocking on the door from inside the isolation corridor with such force that the security shutter shook. Hard.

And then a faint sound came through.

…Hey! What the heck……!

“……”

Someone was shouting from within the isolation corridor we had just escaped. It started to sound strangely familiar…

“Doe, don’t listen…!”

“…!”

Chief Park Min-seong covered my ears and urgently pulled me toward the front of the rental warehouse.

Once we had sufficiently distanced ourselves from the isolation corridor door, he whispered to me in haste.

“The security shutter has come down, but the sound coming from behind it shouldn’t reach us…! That’s not real. That’s…”

Swallow.

The chief swallowed.

“…It seems like something really came out. Just as you said.”

“……”

“Earlier… the security team said they would come in 10 minutes. Until then, don’t believe anyone who comes and talks. Just stay still. Never speak first…”

I slowly nodded my head. The chief sighed in relief and sat down.

“By the way, how did you know? That the isolation room door would open…?”

“It’s a bit complicated, but first, I need to know something.”

“What is it?”

“What in the world happened on the first day?”

A look of bewilderment spread across Chief Park Min-seong’s face.

“Huh? The first day?”

“Yeah.”

“Just normally cleaned well… Oh, of course, a few things from the work tip happened, but we dealt with them well and left, right?”

And the examples he gave matched what we had experienced… right, before the chaos in the isolation room.

Then that means.

“Do you remember receiving the second work tip paper in the early morning?”

“…Doe.”

Chief Park Min-seong’s expression froze.

“There wasn’t any second paper.”

“……”

“You seem to have… maybe the isolation room door opening affected you? Hold on a moment, let me check today’s work tip…”

What?

I stopped Chief Park Min-seong from reaching into my pocket for the note.

“Wait a minute. How did you even receive that work tip note in the first place?”

“Huh? I got it from the security team as part of the work tips.”

“Yes. Who exactly was it?”

“……”

“Can you describe who gave it to you?”

“Of course…uh,”

Chief Park Min-seong’s face went pale.

He seemed to struggle to open his mouth, trying several times to no avail…

Finally, he admitted.

“I… don’t know.”

“…!”

“No, it’s clear… Huh? So, it was left in the bedroom? No, it was a colleague from the security team that gave it to me… did I even have a colleague? Huh? Huh? Huh?”

Damn.

“It’s alright! You don’t have to think about it. For now, let’s just stay calm.”

“…Yeah.”

Chief Park Min-seong quietly huddled and lowered his head.

“…Let’s just think about getting out. If that door opens, we leave immediately. Without looking back.”

“Yes.”

Huh…

‘Wow, this is insane…’

My head felt chaotic.

With our statements differing, I had no idea what part of my memories was the truth and what was false.

I couldn’t discern what was real, and it was unclear what to believe, only fear filled this situation.

‘Am I… am I possessed by something?’

But I definitely was wearing the silver ring. It means I have strong resistance to illusions, hallucinations, and brainwashing. So, then…

‘Let’s sort this logically.’

I frantically recalled.

1. My mind is sound.

2. Everything I’m experiencing is reality.

3. This phenomenon is unrelated to my mental state.

And the third party who can view this phenomenon objectively is…

‘Brown.’

It must be that plush doll in my pocket.

‘Brown! I want to ask you something, is that okay?’

……

Silence fell.

No way.

‘…Brown!’

I rummaged through my pocket. Even after calling again, I received no response…

-Ah! Here I am. My friend!

Phew.

I held the fluffy plush doll in my pocket and exhaled in relief.

-Oh dear, my response was somewhat late! I’m embarrassed. It took a bit longer to catch up!

“……”

‘Catch up,’ huh?

‘…Why was there a need for a process to catch up with me?’

-Ah, didn’t Doe just jump from the 29th to the 30th!

The cheerful voice began making incomprehensible remarks.

-Of course, I’m not blaming it. It might be okay to finish the discipline quickly. Greeting the New Year without wasting time on useless things! To hasten more enjoyable events…

‘Wait, wait a minute.’

I hastily interrupted.

‘I’m sorry for cutting you off, Brown. But… I have something to confirm.’

-Ah, I can’t refuse the complaints of a guest! Your friend can freely speak, Doe!

Sure, I understand…

‘It means I jumped directly from the 29th to the 30th. What on earth did I use to do that?’

-Um. I gladly passed that story onto someone else, didn’t I?

‘…!’

Wait, hold on.

‘Someone else?’

-That’s correct. Oh! By chance, that person is right next to you now.

“……”

-What a perfectly camouflaged appearance. Hahaha! Truly, the master of disguise was accurate, friend.

I barely moved my stiff neck and looked at the one Brown mentioned.

The person sitting right next to me.

“Hey… Doe? You haven’t said anything. It’s a little scary, so can we talk a bit?”

…Earlier.

When I ran out of the isolation corridor calling Chief Park Min-seong to follow, I thought I had made him come out.

But thinking back, I didn’t actually grab him and run or look back.

That means.

‘Hearing that voice, it could have been someone other than Chief Park Min-seong following out…’

If so, then what was knocking at the door just now from inside the corridor…

“……”

“Doe, are you alright? Please respond.”

Then I remembered the advice given by Security Team Leader J3 over the walkie-talkie.

-Don’t talk to anyone and stay still.

That means…

It included anyone who entered to help with cleaning.

“Doe? Doe… I’ve been found again.”

Click.

In front of me, Chief Park Min-seong’s face fell to the ground.

Then, let me tell you about the Nameless Radiant Church!

From the melting body, the mouth hole begins to move closer.

To my face, closer…

[Beeeeep!]

The red emergency light begins to flash again.

And from all around, the sound of machines starting to whir began to echo.

…The sound of the shutter rising.

[The lockdown is being lifted. The shutter is opening.]

Ah.

Thank you! It’s opening!

The faceless figure comes closer.

With a voice filled with delight, it exclaims.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

The grotesque laughter exploding right next to my eardrum shakes my brain. I feel dizzy. I feel faint.

In reality…

Darkness falls.

“……Huff!”

I raised my head.

In the dark rental warehouse.

A sealed space illuminated by the red emergency light. The tightly lowered security shutters.

Me, looking like I just threw down my cleaning tools and fled from the isolation area B.

It seemed like a view slightly ahead from what I saw earlier.

And the work rule note tucked in my pocket.

For the 3rd day at work.

I immediately crumpled it up and tossed it aside.

Bleep beep beep.

[Hello…. Are you alright?]

The walkie-talkie buzzed, but I ignored it.

This time, this time I definitely remembered.

‘…It was the Nameless One.’

I trembled and wiped the cold sweat from my hands.

‘I get it.’

What was happening.

The story I lost.

The figure appearing in the guise of an acquaintance.

The screaming Nameless One.

Its identity is…

It was the Nameless Radiant Church.